Date:  2 Jun 89 10:02:23 PDT (Friday)
Subject: Author Lists: John Wyndham
From: jwenn@world.std.com (John Wenn)
To: SF-LOVERS%rutgers:EDU
Edited: 5-Feb-94

John Wyndham is a pseudonym for John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris
(he seems to have generated pseudonyms by taking two random names of the
six).  He's one of a handful of british authors who achieved SF fame in
the 1950's by destroying the earth in a variety of interesting ways (see
also J. G. Ballard, Brian Aldiss & John Christopher).  Two of his novels
have been filmed, "The Day of the Triffids" (as a fair movie and
excellent TV movie) and The Midwich Cuckoos" (a very effective movie). 
His stories tend to be about fantastic things happening to very
believable people.  Recommended both for his interesting ideas, but most
especially for his characterizations.  Try either of his filmed novels,
"The Kraken Wakes", "The Chrysalids", or "Tales of Gooseflesh and
Laughter".

[C] == Story Collection.
[CB] == Chapbook (a very short book, or pamphlet).
[O] == Omnibus.  Includes other books.
[= ...] == Also known by this other title.
based on == The stories in this collection are largely equal to
        (but not identical to) the stories in the other collection
rev == Revision of the other book.

Wyndham, John	(U.K., 7/10/1903-3/11/1969)	G
	(John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris)
	(award: IFA [2nd] 1952)
	(pseudonyms: John Benyon, Johnson Harris, Lucas Parkes)

The Best of John Wyndham (1973) [C= The Man from Beyond]
	= The Best of John Wyndham: 1939 - 1949 (1975) [C]
	+ The Best of John Wyndham: 1951 - 1960 (1977) [C]
Chocky (1968)
Consider Her Ways (1961) [C]
The Day of the Triffids (1951) [= Revolt of the Triffids] [IFA]
The Infinite Moment (1961) [C] [based on Consider Her Ways]
Jizzle (1954) [C]
The John Wyndham Omnibus (1964) [O/3N= The Day of the Triffids + The Kraken Wakes + The Chrysalids]
The Midwich Cuckoos (1957) [= The Village of the Damned]
Out of the Deeps (1953) [= The Kraken Wakes]
Re-Birth (1955) [= The Chrysalids]
The Seeds of Time (1956) [C]
Six Novels by John Wyndham (1980) [O/5N+C= The Day of the Triffids + The Kraken Wakes + The Chrysalids + The Midwich Cuckoos + The Seeds of Time + Trouble with Lichen]
Sleepers of Mars (1973) [C]
Tales of Gooseflesh and Laughter (1956) [C] [based on Jizzle]
Trouble with Lichen (1960)
Wanderers of Time (1973) [C]
Web (1979)

with Patrick Nobes
	The Triffids (1973) [adapted from The Day of the Triffids]

as John Beynon
	Exiles on Asperus (1979) [C] [also as John Wyndham]
	Planet Plane (1936)
	The Secret People (1935) [also as John Wyndham]
	Stowaway to Mars (1953) [rev./ Planet Plane] [also as John Wyndham] [also as John Beynon Harris]

as Johnson Harris
	Love in Time (1945) [CB]

as John Wyndham and Lucas Parkes [self-collaboration!]
	The Outward Urge (1959) [rev. 1961]

Non-Genre Fiction
as John Beynon
	Foul Play Suspected (1956)

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